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Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 1731

Jeremy suddenly relented.

Madeline quickly turned, facing Jeremy’s firm expression, though she did not find this unexpected. He relented solely because of the concern he had for her.

The corner of Carter’s lips raised at these words. This was the answer he wanted.

“Carter, state your terms,” Jeremy requested, not showing much patience for Carter.

Carter did not beat around the bush. “Let Shirley go,” he said bluntly.

Madeline had thought that Carter’s demand would be something very difficult or unreasonable. However, she had not expected Carter’s only stipulation was Shirley’s release.

Jeremy too found this doubtful. If this was the only stipulation, why should he not oblige?

After all, his main purpose in kidnapping Shirley was to exchange her for the anti-toxoid test reagent.

“I can let her go, but I have to see the anti-toxoid test reagent first. She told me herself that there’s no completed product, so I’d like to verify that you’re telling the truth and that there’s truly an anti-toxoid test reagent,” Jeremy asked carefully, probing.

He could not afford any more mishaps. Madeline’s safety depended on this.

Understanding Jeremy’s concerns, Carter slowly turned and walked toward a mini-fridge. Once Carter had entered a passcode on the fridge, the door opened.

Madeline and Jeremy shared a look, then saw Carter retrieving a vial of transparent anti-toxoid test reagent from the fridge.

It looked the same as the anti-toxoid test reagent Shirley had given them back then.

“She’s not lying. There isn’t a complete product that can heal you completely. This one’s just a half completed. You can use it to alleviate your symptoms for the next flare-up.”

It was just a half-complete product.

Disappointment flashed across Jeremy’s eyes, but it was better than nothing.

He could not standby and watch Madeline flare up and suffer through those horrendous past experiences again, no matter the cost.

He reached out his hand to Carter. “Give it to me.”

Carter shook his head lightly. “I won’t give it to you until I see Shirley.”

“Carter, I’m a businessman, and trust is vital in businesses. Once I, Jeremy Whitman, have promised something, I’ll certainly fulfill it.”

“However, I’m not a businessman,” Carter said with a cold expression, then placed the anti-toxoid test reagent into his coat pocket. “Mr. Whitman, lead the way.”

Carter was asking Jeremy to take him to Shirley.

Jeremy, without hesitation, grabbed Madeline’s hand and turned. “Follow me.”

After saying two words to Carter, Jeremy turned and went back the way he came.

Jeremy and Madeline got into the same car while Carter followed them in his car.

Jeremy looked at the rearview mirror, glancing at the car that was tailing them closely as his expression became grimmer.

Madeline was silently in thought when she heard Jeremy suddenly speaking.

“You already knew what’ll happen. Why didn’t you tell me?”

Madeline quickly understood what he meant. She shifted her gaze from the snow drifting outside the window onto Jeremy, who wore a cold expression on his face.

“I’m not scared,” Madeline said softly, “there’s nothing I can’t handle.”

“Linnie, this isn’t about whether you can handle it or not, it’s…”

“I understand. I do understand.” Madeline earnestly looked at the agitated man and softened her tone. “Jeremy, I truly do understand.”

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Jeremy gave Madeline a serious look, saying nothing in response.

The snow grew heavier over time, gradually piling on the ground.

Half an hour later, Jeremy’s car stopped at the villa’s gates once again.

When Madeline got out of the car, her eyes were immediately drawn to the two lines of tire tracks that were imprinted on the snow.

This villa was detached. Under normal circumstances, no one would be passing by this place, let alone leaving tire tracks at the gates, unless they came here deliberately.

“I see. You’ve locked her up here,” Carter said as he got out of the car. “Lead the way.” He seemed impatient, but his expression still looked perfectly calm.

Perhaps Jeremy was still worried about Madeline, for he did not notice the tire tracks on the snow.

He opened the gates and led the way with Madeline in tow.

“Jeremy, something’s off,” Madeline said, expressing her concern.

“Off? What do you mean?” Jeremy asked, confused. However, when he was at the entryway opening the door, he immediately felt an uneasiness hanging in the air.

Madeline too realized that something was wrong. She sniffed the air around her, then her expression suddenly changed.

“I think something has happened!” Madeline said with emphasis, immediately running upstairs.

Jeremy strode behind her.

Upon seeing this scene, Carter, who stood behind them, felt that something was amiss and quickly ran upstairs with them, toward the entrance to the guest room.

“Why are you two running so fast suddenly? What’s wrong?” Carter asked in displeasure, then his eyes fell upon the guest room door.

He saw that the door lock was broken and there were footprints on the door, suggesting someone had forcefully kicked it.

Carter’s expression immediately changed. “She’s here?”

Jeremy was silent while Madeline, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed, said, “I smell blood.”

Madeline’s words put Jeremy and Carter on guard, their eyes simultaneously narrowed. Carter, however, was one step ahead of Jeremy as he violently pushed the door open.

The smell of blood intensified, and Madeline swiftly entered the guest room. She immediately saw a horrific puddle of blood, still fresh, that stained the snow-white rug. The room also showed signs of struggle.

However, Shirley was nowhere to be seen.

“Jeremy, where is she? Where’s Shirley?” Carter asked impatiently.

This was the first time Madeline saw such an extreme expression on this man’s usually emotionless face.

“Shirley was right here when I left. Carter, you can see that someone had clearly been here,” explained Madeline.

“Sorry, I don’t see it.” Carter’s face fell, looking at the blood on the rug, and he clenched his fingers one by one.

“This was your plan all along, isn’t it, Jeremy? You had intentionally put on such a good show! You said you want to make a deal with me, exchanging Shirley for the anti-toxoid test reagent, but the reality is that you didn’t even want this deal at all!”

Carter’s face was cold, his tone brimming with accusation.

“I would never pull this kind of trick. Someone had barged into this room and taken Shirley away. If you’re truly worried about her, I can help you in finding her current location.”

“There’s no need!” Carter rejected him coldly and suddenly took out the half-complete anti-toxoid test reagent from his pocket. “Since she’s nowhere to be found, this deal is off, Jeremy. Don’t even think about laying your hands on this anti-toxoid test reagent!”

As his voice fell, he suddenly lifted his hand and violently threw the anti-toxoid test reagent out of the balcony.

“Stop!”

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Jeremy shouted, attempting to stop Carter, but Carter had made up his mind.

With all his might, Carter hurled the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent out of the balcony, ensuring that neither party won.

However, Jeremy was unwilling to stand by and watch Carter throwing out the anti-toxoid test reagent. At that moment, he launched himself toward the trajectory of the vial, leaping forward like a sword flying from its scabbard, his entire person seemed to soar with the vial.

Madeline’s heart suddenly leaped as this scene unfolded.

“No! Jeremy…”

Madeline cried out in alarm and ran over to Jeremy.

However, she could not catch up with Jeremy’s speed. She watched as Jeremy jumped down the balcony, trying to catch the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent.

“Jeremy!” Madeline ran hurriedly to the balcony and looked down. She then turned to head downstairs to find Jeremy.

However, when she ran past Carter, he suddenly reached out a hand, grabbing her arm.

“Let go!” Madeline struggled angrily.

Displeasure colored his face. “What did you guys do to her? Where did you hide her?”

Madeline looked Carter in the eyes, unflinching from his suspicious gaze.

“Listen, Carter. Shirley was here initially. Before I’d left, I’d let her bathe, eat, and sleep comfortably. Now that something bad has happened to her, it should be obvious that someone else is behind this. Why should I put up this act with you? Do you think I could’ve predicted that you’ll make this deal with my husband and come here?”

Carter’s brows furrowed at Madeline’s questions.

While he still gazed at Madeline with suspicion, his grip loosened noticeably.

Madeline used this chance to break away from Carter’s grip and quickly ran downstairs.

She rushed straight to the ground level beneath the guest room balcony where she found Jeremy squatting, and she darted toward him.

“Jeremy, how are you? Did you hurt your leg? You still have a scar from the time when you jumped out of a balcony in St. Piaf! How could you be so reckless and jump like that again?”

Madeline was speaking incoherently, torn between caring for Jeremy and scolding him.

whether Jeremy had injured himself, but when she reached out her hands,

jumped down from such height, yet his expression betrayed

opened

the guest room. Was that really Shirley’s

be hers.” Jeremy

voice fell, he heard hurried

anti-toxoid test reagent that Adam gave you, you bring it

“Yes, I always

to me. Quickly.” Jeremy reached out

a beat as she grew very nervous. “Jeremy, are

Linnie. Let’s leave it at that for now. Quickly, give

Sinner

quickly retrieved the anti-toxoid test reagent she kept in her pocket

Carter

spotted Jeremy and Madeline,

shifted his gaze toward the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent that laid next to Jeremy. Upon seeing the shattered pieces of the vial, Carter’s eyes flashed with delight, then darkened

has been shattered. Now, you

listening to Carter’s words, Jeremy calmly

Jeremy’s coat, looking at the shattered vial by Jeremy’s feet

you’ve already thoroughly investigated Linnie and me, you should know that I’d never risk

blazed with

to let Shirley go. That’s not all. I’d even locked her in the basement with neither

his

Do you think I’d still be kind to her? Even if I’d truly tortured her, she’d only be getting

mouth set into a hard

finished,” Jeremy interrupted Carter coldly, Jeremy’s deep, alluring eyes were more imposing than Carter’s. “If it weren’t because of my wife’s urging, I wouldn’t have even let that vile woman sleep

A vile woman.

A reprobate.

hearing Jeremy’s description of Shirley, Carter’s fists slowly clenched as the raging flame within him was about to erupt

of Carter losing control of his overflowing

pity Shirley, but because I pity how she’s being manipulated,” Madeline said while looking into Carter’s eyes, which suddenly had

the one who is even more detestable, more despicable, is the one who’s behind her

“…”

Carter immediately fell silent.

clearly that

is correct. Shirley had only been following

and a despicable rat, then he

thought made Carter

his eyes, and in that second, it was as though the snowflakes had turned

finally revealed a never-before-seen sinister

that I wasn’t the only ones who have done a thorough investigation. You guys have investigated me thoroughly as well,” he said provocatively, an abnormal chill in his voice. He shifted his gaze to the shattered vial on the

initially want to see you in so much pain. However, there are no longer any anti-toxoid test reagents, and you guys seem unwilling to release the one who developed the anti-toxoid test reagent. Further, your husband insisted on making me his enemy. I

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and

at Carter’s back as he walked away with such finality,

chest tightened upon seeing the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent

Madeline’s mood, Jeremy, whose face was surprisingly

about me, but your condition is more urgent now. Even if poison inside me were to flare up, it wouldn’t be much of a problem with Adam around. However, it’s a different story for you. Carter would never genuinely give you

could not deny that Jeremy had a point. Nonetheless, she was still fairly upset seeing

had left, Madeline and Jeremy returned to the guest

and inspected the puddle

was indeed human blood, and judging from the state of which

kidnap Shirley?

in thought, did not answer Madeline’s question, but instead responded with a question of his own. “Linnie, what kind of relationship do you think

few seconds and said, “Honestly, I think Carter has romantic feelings towards

Carter

“That’s

slightly. “I have an idea who is likely to be behind this. This kind of trick could kill two birds with one stone, and there’s only one person who would benefit most

situation, his deep

to

one person could benefit

that person truly be bold enough to do

…

damp and dark

once again woke up from her stupor, feeling a chill

to her blood loss, her

a sudden, dull

pain. Through her blurry vision, she saw a woman,

and yanked Shirley’s collar. “Who asked you to get in my

away. Prone, Shirley lifted her head with great effort. She tried standing,

neither afraid nor panic, calmly

hell are you? You said I got in your way, but can you at least

suddenly yanked Shirley’s collar again in rage and lifted her hand, slapping Shirley’s

of talent and looks. He didn’t belong to you before, and he won’t ever

took a fruit

see the woman walking over to her, the

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see the woman’s face. However, she could imagine how

do?” Shirley supported herself with

not scared of the torture this woman would inflict on her, but she could not accept sustaining any

could

knife and strode in front of Shirley, towering over

can never compare to you in some aspects and I can never replace you. The only thing I can do now

she was even more certain that this woman wanted to disfigure

not fight back, her face would be atrociously disfigured in

not sit here and resign

woman waving the knife at her face, Shirley used

had lost all resistance, so she was completely caught off guard when she

the fruit knife in a hurry. However, Shirley was

turn at this critical moment, the woman pressed Shirley’s hand down and the two of them

was weak, the woman

them fought for the fruit knife, and amidst the chaos, the sharp blade slashed

the woman screamed in pain, and at the same time, flames of rage

holding tightly in her hand as her

“Go to hell!”

of the knife and slashed the sharp blade

“Ah!”

sharp pain immediately

was instantly alert without a

hand to clutch her wound,

You should think about who you offended back then. Don’t blame me, I’m just

‘Who I’ve offended recently?’

clutched her face that was bleeding profusely, and she was in so much pain that her bones were trembling. She could not think. The only rivals

let her take a shower, change her clothes, eat, and sleep in such a friendly manner,

didn’t expect you to be so good at

away the woman who was restraining her. Then, she stood up

she heard what Shirley had just said, she felt that it was

cap before curling her red lips to display a sinister smirk. She was pleased that

Remember to go back to Carter and

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without bothering which way she was going, braving the biting cold

gaps of her fingers fell on the white snow drop by drop, and beautiful

know where she was headed to. Her consciousness was getting more and more blurry. When

time and directly crashed into Shirley

was so scared by this sudden incident that he was holding

my fault. She ran out into the road. It’s not my

The driver kept emphasizing.

two of them opened the door and got out

the wounded to die

out into the road,

“Shirley? Shirley!”

called out to Shirley repeatedly but she was not reacting at

her weak breathing caused his heart to

blood, back into the car. Cathy also quickly got back

the nearest

even half a second.

and Jeremy went back

care of Lillian who was

of them, she pointed at the bouquet of powder blue baby breaths on the table and said, “A masked man came to visit Lily just now. That

“A man?”

tall and handsome. I think he looks somewhat familiar but he was wearing a mask

was a glass

arrived at a conclusion with much certainty. “It was Fabian. He left the flowers

there was a jar of candies behind

cut ties with us but he

and sighed. Then, she turned around to look

you planning to do with Shirley? Can you get the security footage to see where she is

said and walked

walked to the side of the bed to caress the sleeping little princess. As she watched the cold liquid seeping into the child’s body little by little, she felt

to stay strong and make

to your body

worry, Mom. We’ll all make it through

promised, and at the same time, she was giving herself the confidence

test tube that

out her phone and

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she did not have the anti-toxoid test reagent that

experience another flare-up at a sudden

she could get through to Adam, no one was picking up the

that Adam might be busy, so she thought she would call him later. However, when she was

answered the call and heard Cathy’s voice

“Evie, it’s me.”